MacBook Pro 17" Unibody (Mid 2010-Late 2011) Left Fan

Mi Problema

MacBook Pro 17" Unibody - Noisy non-functional Left Fan Replacement;

Thanks to your very explicit website guidance, I bought exactly the correct parts from you.

(I also bought a spare right fan just in-case.)

Mi Solucion

Thanks to your very explicit website guidance, I bought exactly the correct parts from you.

I also bought a spare right fan just in-case.

Your package arrived FedEx at my front-door in Tel Aviv about a week after making the order.

A Mac-savvy friend took about 5 minutes to replace the very noisy-non functional left fan.

Now my laptop is running perfectly again.

I am delighted to have it back…

Mi Consejo

iFixit provides an invaluable service…

Beautiful organized, easy to understand advice.

Just keep doing what you're already doing

Mi Problema

Left fan sounded like it was a rocket ship taking off for space.

Mi Solucion

It went really well!! It was way easier than I had expected - the guide seemed overwhelming at first, but it didn't take as long as I had thought it would! Really pleased with the product and the guide!

Mi Consejo

Get a little paper plate or cup for your screws - they're very little and easy to lose.

Mi Problema

The fan started groaning like a sick cow about to die or give birth—pick your poison.

Mi Solucion

Extremely easy. It took longer to remove the tiny screws on the bottom of the MBP than it did to replace the fan.

Mi Consejo

Line up the screws in the order they are removed. You don't want to mess up the order. Be sure to have a very tiny star shaped screw driver. Most of mine were too large for the fan screws, but I eventually found one in a tiny screw drive kit I bought a long time ago.

Mi Problema

One day my MacBook Pro started rattling very loudly whenever the fans came on. It was very annoying and got in the way of my work.

Mi Solucion

It took me about a half hour to complete the repair, except that I had to run out to get a new screwdriver in the middle of the repair. The repair described in the manuals said I would need a phillips screwdriver. But the screws that held down the fans in my MacBook Pro were actually a very small Torx screw (a star hole in the head). I had to get one since it was a very unusual screwdriver to have. Once I had that, the repair went very smoothly after that.

Mi Consejo

Check to make sure which screws are actually holding down the fans - Torx or Phillips and get the right screwdriver.